The timeline waits.
The work doesn’t stop for it.
Select X, start a session before a deep work block, and only X locks. Calendar, notes, and other work tools keep working normally.
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The timeline waits.
A timeline never actually ends, which makes it one of the easiest ways a deep work block quietly falls apart between thoughts. If X specifically is where your attention drifts, and the task itself doesn't need it, blocking it removes that option before the block even starts.
Select X, leave the rest
Selection in Fella is per app. Choose X on its own and leave calendar, notes, and any other work tools completely untouched.
Start a manual session right before a deep work block, or build a routine for the hours you protect regularly so the block starts itself without a decision each time.
One way through, if something real comes up
Each session includes one 5-minute emergency unlock, enough to check something specific that genuinely can't wait. When the five minutes end, X locks again automatically for the rest of the session.
If it's more than just X
If other apps are also part of the same deep work problem, see our broader block social media during deep work page, or setting up a deep work block for the full setup. For blocking X outside deep work too, see how to block X on iPhone.
Fella, up close.
- Built with Apple’s Screen Time controls.
- One 5-minute emergency unlock per session.
- Apps stay blocked by default.
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Blocking X (Twitter) during deep work: FAQ
They're the same app. Twitter was rebranded to X, and Fella blocks the X iPhone app, whichever name you know it by.
Yes. Selection in Fella is per app, so a session can block X specifically while leaving calendar, notes, and other work tools completely untouched.
Both. Start a manual session before you begin a deep work block, or build a routine for the days and hours you protect regularly, and it starts the block on its own.
No. This uses the same session and routine mechanism as any other Fella block, just scoped to X and applied to a deep work block.
Each session includes one 5-minute emergency unlock. Use it if something real comes up, and X locks again automatically once the five minutes end.
